Daily Blessing
I count each day as a blessing that I wake up to the sounds of birds and sunshine. The birds singing and the children playing aer sounds that remind me of more peaceful times in my life, which are forever lost. For I've seen the world on fire, and have looked death in the eyes. The memories wake me at night and will always be there. Time has dimmed them, but it only takes a sound or smell to bring them back. Some day they will be forever stilled. But till that day comes, I make peace with them everyday. I try to live the day to the fullest, Because I no longer fear death, or what it brings. For I'm a Vietnam Vet who has finally come home to a land where I can heal the pain of so long ago. All I need is the time and space to find my place in this new world.
Mike G.
Apr. 92
